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Kepler-42 b
Orbiting Kepler-42, discovered in 2011 (7516) by Kepler via the Transit method.
Planet
| Radius | 0.78 R⊕ |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1.21 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years) |
| Orbital eccentricity | Unknown |
| Equilibrium temperature | 519 K (246 °C) |
Host star — Kepler-42
| Temperature | 3068 K (2795 °C) |
| Radius | 0.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.13 M☉ |
Location
| Distance from Earth | 40.1 pc (~131 light-years) |
| Right ascension / Declination | 292.2196 / 44.6174 |
Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.